Rikta Krishnaswamy

Rikta is a design researcher and strategist with over a decade of experience in emerging markets, including India, East Africa, Indonesia, and Cambodia. Her work spans multiple domains, including financial inclusion, public health, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), waste management, family planning, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, as well as consumer products and grassroots technology platforms.

Rikta holds a Graduate Diploma in Product Design from the Symbiosis Institute of Design in Pune, India, and is based in India. Through her role at Catapult Design, she continues to apply her expertise to develop innovative, community-centered solutions for social impact across diverse sectors.